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The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy was enacted by the Congress of the United States in 1993, as a replacement to the former policy held by the Department of Defense that simply discharged all homosexuals. DADT was put into action as an effort to address the controversy over the varying sexual orientations of men and women serving in the military. Under the new policy, as long as no "homosexual acts" were committed the discharge of a service member due solely to their homosexual orientation was prohibited. Any service member who states that he or she is gay or lesbian will be discharged unless that member can prove he or she does not engage, or have any intention to engage in homosexual acts. Because of this "statement prong," officers were barred from inquiring the sexual orientation of anyone within the military service.